U.S. Set to Suspend Obligations Regarding INF Treaty in Dispute with Russia

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China's Missile Program Is Deadly Serious

Key point: America couldn’t stay in the INF Treaty while China built lots of missiles that Washington wasn’t allowed to have. Paramount leader Xi Jinping just presided over the largest, most impressive military parade in the history of the world. The occasion: to commemorate the seventieth...

nationalinterest.org

 

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What the End of the INF Treaty Means for China

Beijing perceives the U.S. withdrawal from the INF and possible deployment of ground-based missiles to Asia as part of Washington’s broader campaign to contain China. Overall, China can be fairly confident regarding its chances in a potential missile race in Asia, thanks to several advantages.

carnegie.ru

 

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President-Elect Joe Biden Should Continue Building Intermediate-Range Missiles

After withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in August 2019, President Donald Trump envisioned a comprehensive agreement that controlled all Russian an

www.realcleardefense.com

 

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The short term program for intermediate missiles is the army's Medium Range Capabiliy. This seems to basically be bolting SM-6 and BGM-109s onto a trailor with no modifications to the missiles themselves, with fielding supposedly in 2023 when PrSM is also deployed. Hopefully the more long term solution is something based on DARPA's OpFIRES.